📅Saturday, May 31st, 2025
⏰8 pm
📍Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts (36 King St W, Kitchener, ON)
💵$40/$10 student with ID
Memories Beyond The Grave, composed by Michael Donovan, follows the close sibling relationship between Francois René de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) and Lucile de Chateaubriand (1764-1804), a bond strengthened through their love of nature during childhood and adolescence. Numerous poems and letters by Lucile and René are woven into excerpts from François René’s world-famous autobiography Mémoires d’outre tombe. Sung and spoken in both French and English, Donovan’s fusion of contemporary and lush Romantic textures transports us into the magical and tumultuous world of these two siblings, masterfully staged and performed by a stellar ensemble of singers, instrumentalists and creative team.
Singers:
Doug MacNaughton (Baritone) as François René de Chateaubriand
Maureen Batt (Soprano) as Lucile and The Moon
Chamber Ensemble:
Cindy Thong Piano/Harpsichord
Sibylle Marquardt Flute
Norman Adams Cello
Tim Crofts Synthesizers, Electronic instruments
Chorus of Stars:
Gabriella Bell-Divincenzo
Sarah Helen Storms
Sarah Hu-A-Kam
Nicole Hamilton
Creative Team
Stage director: David Overton
Movement director: Veronique MacKenzie
Projection and lighting design: Mackenzie Cornfield
Music director: Michael Donovan
Composer: Michael Donovan
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This event is part of Open Ears Festival 2025, which takes place May 29-June 1, 2025.
This experimental sound festival brings some of the world’s highest caliber musicians to Kitchener-Waterloo, featuring local, national and international award-winning soloists and ensembles.
Go to www.openears.ca to view the full festival schedule and purchase your festival pass. Early bird prices available until April 30th!
You may also like the following events from Open Ears Festival of Music & Sound:
- This month, 29th May, 05:30 pm, Synth workshop 1 w/ Alejandro Franco Briones, Iván López Pineda, & Diego Villaseñor de Cortina #OE25 in Kitchener
- This month, 29th May, 08:00 pm, Null Point presents Relations, not Blank Slates #OE25 in Kitchener
- This month, 30th May, 05:30 pm, Synth Workshop 2 w/ Alejandro Franco Briones, Iván López Pineda, & Diego Villaseñor de Cortina #OE25 in Kitchener
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